Author: OCP
Persecution Crisis: Christians in the West Need to Intervene Now
4/7/14 In less than two weeks Iraq went from a semi-functioning democracy to a land divided into regional factions ruled in many areas by the ... Read More
Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior in Pristina Desecrated
Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Pristina Grey Karter- June- July 2014 The Church of Christ the Savior in Pristina has again been desecrated. The Albanian ... Read More
Archbishop Joseph Elected Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of All North America
The Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (Patriarchate of Antioch and All East) - 3/7/14 His Eminence Archbishop Joseph has been elected Archbishop of New ... Read More
Serbian Orthodox Church sends letter of Objection to Vatican on the plans to canonize Alojzije Stepinac
3/7/14 BELGRADE -- A letter explaining the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) regarding the canonization of Alojzije Stepinac was recently handed to a ... Read More
Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians expect Patriarch Kirill in Kiev in late July
ITAR-TASS News Agency - 3/7/14 The Baptism of Kievan Rus Day is a holiday of unity of brotherly nations - Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and other peoples. ... Read More
More Than Twenty Ukrainian Refugees Find Refuge in a Church of the Volgodonsk Diocese
July 2014 At the end of his visit, Bishop Cornelius of Volgodonsk and Salsk presented gifts to the refugees from Ukraine: basic necessities along with ... Read More
Mayor of Barcelona promises to help in building Orthodox church there
Moscow, July 2, Interfax - The Russian Consulate and the Annunciation community of the Corsun Diocese asked Barcelona mayor Xavier Trias to allot a piece ... Read More
Swiss authorities thank the Russian Orthodox Church for helping release OSCE observers
Moscow, July 2, Interfax - Switzerland Ambassador to the Russian Federation Pierre Helg expressed gratitude to the Russian Orthodox Church for its participation in releasing ... Read More
Assyrian NGO, Christian Solidarity International Aiding Iraqis Fleeing Mosul, Baghdede
3/7/14 (AINA) -- The Hammurabi Human Rights Organization (HHRO) formed a Joint Relief Team with Christian Solidarity International (CSI) and visited the displaced families from ... Read More
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles at the chapel of the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation
June - July 2014 Sunday, 29 June 2014, the Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Chapel of the Cathedral for the Nation’s ... Read More
The Most-Holy Robe of the Theotokos
July 2014 The Robe of the Theotokos - presently kept in a museum in Zugdidi, Georgia. The picture was given out as a blessing by ... Read More
Christians Find Refuge, Aid in Biblical Iraqi Town
By Gary Lane http://www.cbn.com - 2/7/14 ALQOSH, Iraq -- The advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has left few safe havens for ... Read More
Eastern Patriarchs Deplore Regional Violence
Daily Star, Lebanon - 2/7/14 BEIRUT -- The patriarchs of Eastern churches Tuesday deplored raging violence in Iraq and Syria that has caused massive displacement of ... Read More
Biography of newly-elected Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana
Church of Serbia - July 2014 Newly-elected Metropolitan Dr. Porfirije (Peric) of Zagreb-Ljubljana was born on 22 July 1961 in Becej, northern Serbia, and was ... Read More
Solemn opening of Andricgrad
Church of Serbia - 2/7/14 On the occasion of the centenary of the beginning of the First World War and the Sarajevo Assasination Andricgrad ... Read More
“Religious freedom is founded on truth and is essential to our human and communal existence”- Archbishop Demetrios
1/7/14 Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for Independence Day To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and ... Read More
The Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy expresses concern on the Cyprus issue
1/7/14 The Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy expresses concern on the Cyprus issue According to an official announcement, during the Assembly, titled “Parliamentary Democracy-Christianity-Orthodoxy: values and ... Read More
Holy Synod of Antioch stresses need to unite efforts to end crisis in Syria and save Iraq
1/7/14 Beirut, SANA – The Holy Synod of Antioch in Lebanon highlighted the need to join efforts to put an end to the crisis in ... Read More
Pope Tawadros II Expresses Interest to mediate Unity between Syriac and Indian Orthodox Churches: Calls for Peace in Malankara
Fr Dr K M George with Pope Tawadros II Pope Tawadros II and Catholicos Baselios Paulose II Indian Orthodox Delagtion at the Papal Residence OCP ... Read More
Turkey’s top oppositionist refused entry to Armenian church
1/7/14 PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany-based Armenians refused to meet with the Republican People's Party (CHP) leader who was recently visiting Cologne, Demokrat Haber said. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the opening of “Slavonic Unity-2014” International Festival
On 28 June 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Bryansk with the blessing ... Read More